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Petrova defeats Pironkova and wins Group B in Sofia
With two wins (against Jie Zheng and Maria Kirilenko) under her belt, Nadia Petrova took to the court to try to make it three in a row against the home favourite Tsvetana Pironkova, who had one win and one loss (to Jie Zheng and Maria Kirilenko respectively) to her name. [...] -
Moët & Chandon To Raise Funds For Charity With The Help Of Tennis Stars
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals players sign one-off auction lot Stars of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer have etched their signatures on a golden Moët & Chandon methuselah that is expected to fetch up to £20,000 at a Barclays ATP World [...] -
The Importance of the Second Serve In Tennis
When you listen to the pundits and commentators analysing the statistics from a match on the television, one of the first things that they arrow in on is the first serve percentage. Regularly we hear that a player has struggled in a match because he has struggled to get a [...] -
Simon beats Berdych, will face Janowicz in Paris semis
Gilles Simon defeated 5th seeded Tomas Berdych in today’s Paris Masters 2012 quarterfinal match, prevailing in straight sets 6-4 6-4 and improving his head to head record against the Czech to 5-2. One break of serve in the first set was more than sufficient for Simon to take a lead [...] -
ATP World Tour Finals Players Preview: (#4) David Ferrer
Barclays ATP London Finals Draw Released: Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2012 Draw Preview Day 5 of my World Tour Finals preview takes a look at the year of David Ferrer. It has been a great year for the Spaniard who has reached a career high of World No. [...] -
Ferrer to meet Tsonga in Paris Masters quarter-finals
Spaniard David Ferrer set up a Paris Masters 2012 quarter-final clash against the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after defeating Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 4-6 6-2 in today’s third round encounter. After the players split the first two sets, the Spaniard went up a break in the decider with some solid baseline hitting. [...] -
Tsonga defeats Almagro in Paris and qualifies for ATP Finals
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga secured his spot at the ATP World Tour Finals 2012 in London after beating Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4) 7-6 (3) in today’s third round match at the Paris Masters. Both players showed some confidence on serve at the beginning of the match, with Tsonga producing three love [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Monaco to reach Paris QFs, Raonic out
Janko Tipsarevic and Sam Querrey made it to the Paris Masters 2012 quarters after seeing off Monaco and Raonic respectively. Both eight-seeded Serb Tipsarevic and ninth seed Juan Monaco of Argentine had their ups and downs during the three-set third round clash in Paris. The athletes were producing solid service [...] -
Wozniacki beats Hantuchova and books a place in Sofia SFs
Caroline Wozniacki, the top seed in the year end Tournament of Championships being held in Sofia this week, took on Daniela Hantuchova, the 7th seed, in a confident mood with two groups wins and a confirmed place in the semi finals under her belt. The Dane came back from a [...] -
Llodra defeats Del Potro and advances into Paris QFs
French wild card holder Michael Llodra has pulled off another big upset at this year’s Paris Masters as he beat Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets 6-4 6-3. Both players were holding their serves until the 10th game of the firs set, when Llodra managed to break Del Potro [...] -
Petrova beats Kirilenko at the Tournament of Champions in Sofia
The first match on court on Thursday was between two Russians, Maria Kirilenko, seeded 3; and Nadia Petrova, seeded 2, both of whom had to win to get the prized two wins in the round robin format. Kirilenko has had a stellar season which saw her rise to a career [...] -
Who Is Really No.1 In The World Of WTA Tennis?
After Serena Williams outclassed the field at the TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul, Tennis Channel analyst Jimmy Arias rightly noted, “She’s not going to end the year ranked No. 1 in the world, but she’s No. 1 in the world.” But how can that happen? After all, superstar [...] -
Murray upset by Janowicz in third round of Paris Masters
Third seeded Andy Murray was upset by Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz in three sets, with the Pole winning 5-7 7-6 (4) 6-2 and advancing into the Paris Masters 2012 quarter-finals. Janowicz proved to be more than a worthy opponent in today’s match. However, it was the 2012 US Open Champion [...]
